I am Richard….Deacon Richard. I tell people to believe, have faith, love God… Nobody ever thinks of me as one who’d doubt God not even for a moment in my life. Me? Doubt God? Never! Have you soon forgotten the video I made a year ago about God’s existence?

People have different reasons for doubting God’s existence but most of them have just one similar reason on their lips, “The bad things that happen in this world is just too much for God to overlook if he’s really there.” For a lot of us, we’ve heard the answer to this severally. “We can’t expect God to heal a world that has turned away from him just like a barber cannot give a clean shave to a man on the streets until he has come to him for help.” But is this always the case? What about the people who love God and serve him wholeheartedly?

“I am 5 and a half” I used to say many years ago when I was only five years old because the whole five and half thing was fascinating to me. I was always quick to say, “I am 5 and a half” when someone asked for my age… I’m pretty sure I kept saying five and a half even when I turned six. At that age, as quick I’d say I am five and a half was just as quick as I’d read a bible story, watch a film about Jesus, sang a gospel song or prayed. I did all of this just because I wanted to please that nice man they called Jesus, I thought. Never for a moment did I love Jesus for anything else but for the mere fact that he seemed so nice, powerful and cool as I had heard of him to be.

If there was any moment in my life that I’d beg God to erase from my memory, it’d be that year in my life. At that point in my life when I heard,saw and experienced the worst things that could traumatize any kid for the rest of his life. If I had to doubt God, it’d be at that age.

All through school, being that weird kid who was antisocial and such a weakling despite my love for God should have been the point in my life I should have doubted God.

Falling sick in upper primary and junior High continuously despite how often we prayed for healing should have been the point in my life I should have doubted God.

Struggling with my self confidence and loving myself should have been the point in my life where I should have doubted God.

While my church lost one of our favorite,young and prayerful elders should have been my breaking point of losing faith in God.

But I can’t doubt God now that I know that death only brings those whom God loves closer to him.

I can’t doubt God now that I know that if I hadn’t gone through certain negative experiences in my life, I wouldn’t be able to help or support people whom God loves just as much that are also struggling and going through a lot of pain in life.

I can’t doubt God now that I know that all things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose.

I may have doubted God at times in my life but there has never been reason enough not to doubt my doubts about God…..

It is truly amazing how people are easily brainwashed into believing whatever it is they hear from certain men of god. The bible says, “…by their fruit you shall know them” Mathew 7:16

I can not imagine the number of people who have died from many diseases including HIV/AIDS from believing in this fake man of God instead of seeking medical attention. This makes me so angry and sad for those who must have lost their lives through the deceit of this man of god.

It is very obvious even from the man’s preaching that he is NOT a man of God. He does not preach the word of God…he preaches nothing but his personal beliefs which is quite obvious, I don’t know what the multitude of people gathered at such meetings hear. Now lets breakdown some of the tactics this man of god uses to perform the ‘miracles’ shall we?

1.Potassium permanganate, a chemical which when reacts with water and oxygen, turns red is used as blood. This was a HUGE miracle in the sight of them who were desperate for healing. The ‘blood’ is washed off into the water and it is seen as a sign of healing. “Praise the lord”, they will scream when the chemical rubbed on the hands by contact with the man of god turns red when they wash it in a bowl of water.

2. Nails from the feet: Pastors who wash the feet of the congregation hide nails in between their fingers using Vaseline. They keep their fingers clinged together for minutes till its time to wash the feet of the congregation and after pulling the ‘blood stunt’ distracting the church member, they release the nails into the water. These nails are then found by the pastor and then he screams, “Nails dropped from his feet. He is totally healed!”

3. False testimonies: People are paid to give false testimonies in the church which is aired on television and radio about diverse healing and breakthroughs they receive from the fake man of god. Encouraging people with real problems to come and pay for their own breakthroughs which never happens for them.

The manipulations of supposed men of god is unheard of and absolutely selfish ripping desperate people off of their last penny for nothing!

As much as I believe in God and his ability to perform real miracles, I just cannot see myself believing in false prophets and false doctrine because God being so good, these ‘men of God’ cannot hide their true colors completely no matter how hard they try. Evil is written all over them; in their lifestyle,messages etc.

Do not fill your heart with disbelief because it is a sad state for any human being to be in rather fill your heart with the spirit of God and faith because that is a life of hope and peace in the lord.

I can’t believe his face is all over the internet being branded a terrorist member of the ISIS. It is very hard to believe. I still can’t accept truth to the story; Badhan Diallo IS NOT a member of the ISIS.

I knew this guy back in Junior High School, Radiantway School. We were friends mostly because I felt we had similar temperaments. He was not too loud and sociable like many others, this was a trait we had in common. I vividly remember us sitting in front of the computer lab under the tree looking at girls and fantasizing about the kind of girls we would want to be married to in future. I still remember the girl he was crushing on so bad but he couldn’t tell her because you know, he is Badhan; very quiet and reserved. But everybody loved him because of his captivating aura of friendliness.

Badhan was brainy; a really smart skinny guy whose essays were to die for. His compositions and his creative writing pieces were so beautiful that you would begin to doubt if you had a brain in your skull at all. I really admired him and loved him like a brother.

Although we were of different religious backgrounds thus different beliefs, it was never a bone to pick between us. Religion meant just as much as the belief system of our families back then.

We completed Junior High School and Badhan entered into the Senior High School he has always wanted as long as I knew him, Pre-sec Boys Senior Secondary School. That was when we parted ways.

The next time I heard of him was when I received a link from him to his blog. To tell you the truth, I enjoyed every piece he posted on his blog www.whatbadhansays.blogspot.com. It was a site where he did beautiful pieces of creative writing. He was indeed a talent. However, at a point, he stopped updating posts on his blog.

Did we have religious conversations? Yes, we did. He tried to explain the non-existence of Jesus to me in many ways through whatsapp a few times. That was all. I didn’t see any aorta of violence in his conversations.

When I heard the news and saw his face on every blog relating to ISIS, I panicked and tried to call him but it didn’t go through that was when I got worried. I still feel there must have been a mix up somewhere.

It really hurts me that he is being branded this way. On a sad note, I say , “Stay true to yourself cos that is awesome!”

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I stood in front of the mirror gasping in fear of what I just realized; a bulging throat just like Mr. Quartey had described last week in class. The only thing that rung in my grade six ears were,” I have goiter!” “Goiter is an enormous bulging of the thyroid which is found in the neck area”, Mr. Quartey, our grade six teacher explained. I was so sure I was having this disease. So worried and scared, I kept telling my mum about this horrendous disease I had gotten.

My mother kept telling me there was no chance I could contract that disease because it is only caused by a deficiency of iodine and I had a lot of that in my diet. There was a house my parents marked as a ‘No-go area’ for my siblings and me. We were prohibited from going to that house because the family that lived in the house were cunning, evil and dangerous. Although I was scared at the stern faces the couple in that house put on whenever I saw them, their son was the very opposite. Their son was lively, cheery and seemingly friendly from a distance, he was about my age and I wasn’t afraid of him at all.

On a sunny afternoon, I sat under a tree on our street as I played games on my Gameboy advance which I held tight without a brow raised. I felt a tap on my shoulder, ” What game are you playing?”, an excited voice asked. When I looked up, it was the boy from the prohibited neighbor’s house. He introduced himself as George and we had a very lengthy chat about games.

He invited me over to his house to play some of the games he spoke about which he had on his computer. I REALLY wanted to go but I could not help but think about the warning my parents had given me about that family. I said to myself,” He is cool. My parents might be wrong about the family after all”. Besides, I really wanted to see the games.

Moments later, I found myself drooling as I anxiously moved my hands over my new friends keyboard playing these games I had just discovered. Yep! I had gone against my parents warning and I was in that house. Soon, we were so famished after hours of playing the games. Apparently, it was also time for dinner when George was called to the table. I sat in his room and stared at him hesitantly.

He run to his door and called,” Come on, let us go. It’s dinner time!” All I could think of was the rumor about the poisoned child in the neighborhood, he was alleged to have been poisoned when he visited the house. I was horrified, I didn’t want to be the next victim. I sat at the dining table with my new friend as his mother served us with a face I hoped I would not see; It was stern as ever.

She served me too and said,” Enjoy boys!” as she walked out of the room. My stomach wouldn’t stop growling, my friend wouldn’t stop smiling at me as he ate, the aroma of the food only lured me to take a bite. By the time I realized, I was swallowing the last morsel of the banku and okro stew we were served.

I was very satisfied but fear was all I felt growling in my belly then. As we sat at the living room chatting, I felt drowsy….really drowsy. Almost beyond my control, I just could not stay awake so I thought to myself,” The poison is taking effect. I have to report to my parents. Otherwise, I will die here!” . I quickly stood up running out of the house,” I have to go!”, was all I said to George as I left. “I have been poisoned mum!”, I kept calling out to my mother as I laid on the floor crying. Alarmed, she held me tight picked up her phone and repeatedly asked,” What happened!”. Upon saying, ” I ate at the no-go area’s house”. Her anxiety drastically reduced when she asked,” what happened” the last time.

I sat down and told her that I was poisoned from eating with George at his house. She laughed so hard with tears in her eyes. That laughter although was teasing meant the world to me because I was literally relieved. I did not even feel drowsy anymore, she walked me to my room and after seconds of watching television, I slept off. Now, when I think about it, I realize that i was only tired from the hours of playing the video games and eating a lot after that, was just the recipe for a good sleep which I could not resist. I thought I had goiter but all was developing was an Adam’s apple. I bet you have instances in your life where you felt a strong intuition of your fear coming into reality.

Do you have that belief so strong that it makes you see the signs everywhere, so strong that you could bet your life on it? If we can believe in things so strongly that it changes the entire chemistry and biology of our bodies and minds, then we can choose to believe in positive things that will change our bodies and minds as well. Direct that power of belief; your mind power towards the right direction and you can be all that you want to be!

For the past three days there has been two major incidents on the news on gay bashing. The earlier news happened in St.Paul’s High school in the Volta Region where two students who are alleged to have been involved in homosexual acts were attacked by the student body. Luckily, they were rescued by a teacher whose properties including other school properties were destroyed in an attempt to have the alleged gay teenagers released to them. The national police stepped in to rescue these boys; but the riot aggravated into a more violent attempt to have the boys released to them. According to the news, warning shots were fired by the national police which ended up killing one of the students. The question is, ” Is it worth it?”

The latest news on gay bashing was the brutal attack on Albert Appiah, the C.E.O of Get Familiar GH popularly known as Kinto Rothmans. He was alleged to be having sexual relations with a guy called Salim a resident of Nima. Kinto was beaten to a pulp,money was extorted from him and was forced to confess his feelings for Salim on tape which went viral.

Lesbians are attacked and raped by men with the intent of making them straight, yet the law does not do much about this. This act is termed as corrective rape. Since when did evil become the right thing to do to execute ‘evil’. The bible says, “Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good”. Ghana, a christian country has really lost the basis of her actions..

Many questions crowd my mind when i think about it;

Is MORALITY really the excuse for gay bashing?

Is it a fruitful cause to attack and kill gay people?

The actual question is,”Why the hate?”

The answers are glaring right in our faces but until we pay close attention to the society in which we live in, it will remain a mystery. The fact is, over 80% of people involved in gay bashing do not understand the rage and the hate behind their actions. Majority would simply say,” I hate them”, “They don’t deserve to live”. But when those notions are questioned, you realize it is simply dogma. Studies have shown that gay bashing has become a way for robbers, adulterers, murderers and all other people who feel wrong inside to gain a sense of ‘righteousness’ or the feeling of being ‘better’ a person morally. It has absolutely nothing to do with what most of them declare.

If gay bashing is really a morality issue based on the bible, then we would rather treat gay people with love, compassion and empathy. There was an incident in the bible where there were people (just like gay bashers) who wanted to stone a woman to death because she had committed adultery. This woman run to Jesus, knelt before him with all hope lost in her eyes though they were fixed on Jesus. She hoped for a miracle and I believe a chance to make things right. Jesus had mercy on the woman and then uttered ‘stunning’ words to those men with the voice of love and compassion,” If any of you be without sin, let him cast the first stone”. They all walked away without being able to say anything else because they were all sinners just like the adulterer; they may have not committed the same sin but they were sinners. That same Jesus; the one people claim to follow hurt others emotionally and physically today. I cant say much about Allah but at least one of the attributes Muslims give to Allah is that he is a God of compassion and mercy. Are these gay bashers really the followers of this God?

Statistics show that suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 24. Gay and lesbian youth are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide.The fact is, majority hate themselves; they don’t need you to help them with the hate. Why does this humongous and scary statistics have to be? Because these people have nowhere to turn especially in our society. Friends, family and even the church turns away from these people. The fact is, majority of them wants to be helped, they need the love and all the support they can get to be better. God would definitely not want to lose them to suicide or hell; so why do we go against GOD?

It is really interesting how we feel gay bashing mobs up Africa and makes Africa free of homosexuality. Reality is, we only force gay people into hiding. They hide out of fear; afraid to even seek help. They marry our sisters as a cover up and steal our girlfriends away from us with their wit and affluence. Statistics show that a high number of HIV infections among black women is passed on to them by their gay husbands or boyfriends. How profitable therefore is forcing gay people into hiding?

I am not defending homosexual acts neither am I promoting it. What I am asking is, Is it worth the killing? Killing and assaulting people means ceasing their chance to make it right with God, themselves and the world. As a christian, I truly believe in the existence of heaven and hell; therefore ceasing someone’s opportunity to make things right with God is a very horrible thing to do. Holding someone back from his opportunity to bless the world with all the good things God has placed within him is a terrible thing to do to the world; a loss the world cant forgive. There is definitely more to these people than just being gay.

There would have been no Donnie Mcclurkin who inspires and encourages many through music and word if he was gay bashed or killed. There would have been no Tyler Perry to entertain and inspire the world through his art if he was killed for being gay. These people are saved and are being used mightily by God to bless nations.

Can you imagine the world of comedy without Neil Patrick Harris, missing out on the series Prison Break without Wentworth Miller? I bet you cant. We can only pray and preach the word as Christians and LOVE as human beings. In fact, the world would not have forgiven the killers and the molesters of these great people. The list goes on. Africa we must wise up!

My last question is,“If adulterers and fornicators were killed, what would have been left of the world?” Click a share button today to make that difference in Africa and in the Christendom.

Hi guys, its been a while since I last posted. This is due to quite a number of reasons. But the biggest of them all was that I was caught up in thoughts for days about the complexity of life and the world as a whole.

It had been a while since I last heard from Jim Kazynski; one of my earliest fans and subscribers who loved my work and would like and comment on every new post. For a while now, I knew that Jim Kazynski had been ill. So not hearing from him after quite a number of posts worried me. I therefore sent him a mail one morning to find out how he was doing. In the afternoon when I visited Facebook, I saw an update that he had died. He was such a fresh and pure spirit that never took life for granted. He was always thankful and saw the positive side of life even on bad days when he could not walk. The great thing about Jim is when he gets the strength, he never took it for granted; he was so optimistic. Am glad he made the best of life.

However, his death got me thinking about life. One minute someone is around and the next he is gone…. I just finished watching a movie called ‘The fault in our stars’. It was such a sad story about two young love birds in love who lived with cancer…a cancer they had by no fault of theirs. Death stole their first and only chance to be in love. That movie reminded me of ‘letter to God’ which simply brought me to tears as i watched a little boy struggle with cancer yet had such an optimistic view of life. He affected so many lives around him so positively till his very last breath. Mind you, I am not a crier. I only cried when I saw the most detested statement ever written at the end of a sad story, ‘inspired by a true story’. Although I could not hold it somewhere in the middle of the movie. It was too SAD!

I heard a story of a woman who saved her virginity for her future husband but ended up being infected with AIDS by her ‘future husband’ and then dies. A promiscuous person may enjoy life to the fullest and sometimes gets the opportunity to change and make the best of life.When you think about it…life is such a strange place that should be qualified with all the bad adjectives in the world; Cruel, scary and unfair ….

One thing I know is that life is driven by a supreme power and force that is greater than all of us. People believe in chances, opportunities and luck but I believe in purpose and destiny. This life is scripted and directed by that supreme force; God and we are only actors designed to play a role. God always seeks to tell a positive story to the audience that watches. The story can only be told his way if we stop and pay attention to the director; God. He makes good out of every bad if you listen to the director of this movie called life. It is never too late to pay attention to the director to turn your story around. You can always be nominated for the Grammys of life; simply listen to the director.

A fact is that the most important ingredient in life is HOPE. It is funny how we are able to maintain a smile and move on despite our pain, our hurt and the HUGE inevitable, DEATH. We all know we are going to die someday but we still move on because there is HOPE to make the best of life whilst we live. People give up in life and even commit suicide when they lose that very important ingredient; HOPE. We choose to have hope in so many things but the truth is, everything can fail but God. Hope in him is limitless, it can not be restricted…. that is the hope we all need in a world such as this. We need HOPE that never wavers to make it in this life.

Well for alot of us, the question would be, “Why should I say no to sex?” For people with questions like that, I think you should read thispost rather; a post I had written a while ago by clicking here.

As I promised in my previous blog post, I am going to give you tips on how to say “no” sex. The best thing to have in mind is,” You can never say “no” to sex”. Avoidance method is always the best; flee just like the bible says. God must have known the biology of man to have recommended it to man.

Rule Number 1:

Be willing to abstain from sex. Unless you make the personal decision to abstain from sex, your quest to abstain from sex will never work.

Rule Number 2:

Do not give excuses to the obvious truths just to make way for sex. When he asks you to go on a date in his house, do not say he probably wants to watch tv. That’s why there are cinema halls. Who goes on a date in a HOME? Quit giving yourself the excuse, “It is just a kiss”, ” It is a harmless touch.”Before you know it you are JUST in bed but this time, wishing your clothes were HARMLESSLY on; questioning yourself, “What have I done?”.

Rule Number 3:

Get rid of any means of reaching that guy or girl who would only lead you into having sex. Don’t keep such contacts. It’s useless since all he or she can offer you is sex. Your quest to liberation from sexual slavery will not be possible if you keep contacts of people who would just lead you to fornication. If you receive a message from that ‘sexual partner’, delete his or her contact immediately after that. Don’t trust your self! You may find yourself dialing the digits some other time if you don’t get rid of it.

Rule Number 4:

Quit watching pornographic materials.The eye is definitely the GATE to your SOUL.It will only make your sexual urges heightened. You will find it extra hard to control your urges if you keep watching pornography.

Rule Number 5:

Be busy. The bible says, ” The devil finds work for idle hands” Find your passion; what makes you feel happy and fulfilled. Replace sex with productive and very useful activities that will help you grow and glow in many aspects of your life. That is true ecstasy and joy; your passion!

Rule 6 :

When the urge is in emergency mode!

Focus all that energy into something else like jogging. Many other blogs and even some men of God recommend masturbation as remedy. Masturbation may keep you from fornicating in the short run but what it does to your mind is that it keeps your mind psyched for sex after a while of masturbation. You even get more fired up for sex after masturbation. That is why masturbation is highly addictive and discouraged. Masturbation has the potential of taking over your life and even become more controlling than sex. In fact, masturbation is a topic for another blog post.

Rule Number 7:

Masturbation:

This is a very controversial point that many self-help and even religious books suggest because if we speak truth, most people practice it as a way to avoid sex. Masturbation is practiced by both male and females using lubricants and dildos to arouse their sexual organs to obtain orgasm. What makes this controversial and discouraged by many especially religious bodies are the outweighing negative effects which I elaborate in this blog post here. One may become addicted and this could affect your real sexual experience when you are finally blessed with a partner. Although this seems like the only way for many, it can be detrimental to your physical, emotional and spiritual well being.

Final but the most important Rule:

Keep God closer. A force greater than your strength, is and has always been God. Praying and getting closer to him is the best remedy of them all. What God does for you in a period of sexual temptation is, he gives you strength to overcome sexual immorality. He gives you ecstasy and satisfaction no amount of sex can offer. That is the power of a close relationship with God. How do you draw closer to God? Easy! Prayer, the word of God and fellowship.

These tips are definitely worth practicing if you want to treat sex as sacred as it really is.

These are the simple tips I always share with countless number of people who always ask me with no aorta of hope,” How do I say “no” to sex”. The mistake people always make is they wait for sex to come stare them in the face expecting to throw a punch. Avoidance is always the best method. It always works!!

I cannot believe it has already been a year since I lost my class mate to a mob attack; usually known as lynching in Ghana. He was mistaken for a thief and was lynched on basis of simply being a suspect. Albert who was sick on the day of attack was found in a restless position around someone’s car because of how ill he was. However, due to the stereotypical nature of Ghanaians he was lynched by a mob because of his skin colour; he is fair in complexion and was expected to be a foreigner. The people in the area said they had witnessed a lot of robbery by foreigners so they suspected him to be a thief when they found him struggling to sit in someone’s else’s car. A busy location in Accra is an easy place to be lynched; I can imagine the number of people who attacked the weak and defenseless Albert.

When Albert was beaten up badly, the mob decided to do the ‘RIGHT’ thing when they begun to doubt the guilt of Albert by taking him to the police station; which was a nullified ‘good’ deed since he was already beaten to a pulp. When Albert was taken to the police station, he was neglected by the police for a long while because he was thought of as a thief. He did not have the required medical attention on time. He was later taken to the hospital where he died.

Albert was full of life and lit up every place he was. A great deal of excitement and joy in our class died out with Albert. His memorial was held in our class exactly a year ago. The candles we lit could not replace the glow Albert brought to our lives.

Lynching makes no sense! As a child, I had a horrifying experience when I saw a dead man who lied lynched in a pool of blood naked. He was suspected to be a thief. I saw this on a sunday morning on my way to church with my family. The unthinkable is done to people who are attacked by a mob. They are usually undressed, beaten up with sticks, stones, metallic objects and any tool they lay hands on. Sometimes they insert a broom stick into the penis of a male victim and many other things into the anus. Very painful and agonizing treatments are inflicted on suspects of crime by a mob.

The irony of this is how the society feels about mob attack. A lot of people view it as a moral act; an act pleasing to God. Do they realize the obvious, taking another man’s life; killing? Do they realize that anybody who gives as much as a slap to the victim is a murderer? Yes, during mob attacks, passerby’s who have no idea of how the victim was caught simply joins in the attack.

If it satisfies God, what happened to the scripture where Jesus saved the adulterer by saying, “If any of you are without sin, let him cast the first stone”. In the bible, it is seen that none of the people were able to throw a stone because they were all sinners and were therefore guilty in the sight of God. The reality is the same today; those who attack the ‘criminals’ on the street are as sinful in their own ways. They are no better! The difference between them and the ‘criminal’ is that they have not been caught.

If someone is a criminal it is the duty of the police to handle the person and not civilians. Our place as civilians is to take the suspect to the police station. Psychologically, a lot of people who partake in mob attacks have guilt about something and therefore feeds the guilt on their victims to feel better. For many others, it gives the satisfaction of accomplishing something good in their lives;it is a good thing to partake in as a way of eradicating crime. Whatever reason there may be, it is simply unjustified!

About two weeks ago, a friend of mine was nearly lynched because a seller accused her of purchasing her products with counterfeit money. She had no idea the money she had was counterfeit because she also received it as change from another shop. She was saved by the fact that the place was not too busy. In fact, it was a miracle she was not attacked.

It is worse in many other African countries. It is unbelievable what happens in Uganda when thieves, rapist and homosexuals are caught;the torture by the mob is an eyesore.

Nobody deserves to be lynched; whether guilty or innocent. Justice is in the courts and true justice is God’s.

A lot of people have gone through a phase in their lives where they’ve asked at least one of these questions. In fact for many others, it has been their constant state of mind, asking God. “Why I’m I different…why do I have to fight harder than anybody else…why can’t I be ordinary?” They are related questions a lot of people ask; they often ask them rhetorically because they believe there are no answers. However, the answers to these questions are simple. There can’t be other answers to these questions but the obvious. You are not ordinary BECAUSE you are not ordinary, you are not the usual BECAUSE you are not the usual, you are YOU BECAUSE there can only be YOU in this world. Puzzled? Well, allow me explain.

A lot of people ask these questions when they are tired of a horrible situation that repeats itself and others simply think they are too horrible to happen to them. Issues of abuse, molestation, sexuality struggles, disappointments, financial struggles and simply feeling left out of the group….the list goes on but lets compile everything into one word, FAILURE! You feel like a failure when you cant get your life RIGHT. ‘The ideal life’ seems so far from you.

Have you ever thought that your life is not ordinary because you are extra ordinary? Have you ever thought that things are not the usual because you are beyond the usual? Have you ever thought that you are YOU because there is nobody like you? It is about time you realize how special and unique you are; realizing that your purpose on this earth is not ordinary. Definitely not like everyone else’s.

It is difficult to realize how unique you are when soaked in deep ‘negativity’ especially with ordinary people being constant reminders of what a failure you are. You have to embrace your extra ordinariness, the unusual and the YOU. You are unique and it is up to you to see the beauty in your uniqueness.

You are meant to be the light, the hand and the VOICE for the ordinary. It is a job only YOU can do because there can only be YOU.

The irony of life is that, while you want to be like someone, the person also hopes to be like another. ‘The ordinary’ faces ordinary challenges. They go through life ordinarily. They face the usual and undertake the usual. Your story is different because you have a special purpose, an extra ordinary FUTURE. You are meant for extraordinary things. It may not be realistic now but hold on, keep that faith and you will see the unusual blessing you are.

An extra ordinary and an unusual future is meant for those who face the unusual and the abnormal in life. Life is definitely easier with the usual and the ordinary but it is great for those who survive the unusual and abnormal in life.

Let’s talk about well known personalities who faced the unusual, the abnormal and probably asked themselves,” Why me?

Oprah Winfrey, the owner of Oprah Winfrey network(OWN). A billionaire worth about 2.7 billion dollars. She was a talk show host who brought so much passion to screens across the globe.
The story behind all this glitter and greatness is her story of abuse and child loss. She transformed that pain and hurt into an extra ordinary blessing. Not only has she been blessed but she blesses others with her unusual blessing of her extraordinary story.

Tyler Perry, a playwright, an actor, song writer, the list goes on. He is a millionaire worth about 400 million dollars. He is filled with so much positivity that radiates through every story he writes and every movie he acts. His ‘goodness’ is infectious. However, he was abused; physically abused by his father and sexually assaulted by neighbors. At a point in his life, his car was his home; he was homeless.He made it through all the darkness of his past and glows through the brightness of his present.

Donald Andrew “Donnie” McClurkin, Jr. is an American gospel music singer and minister. He has won three Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award for his work. He is simply powerful with the microphone; the passion and emotions he emits from his voice is incomprehensible. He is an extra ordinary talent with an ‘unusual’ story. He was raped by his uncle as a child and molested by neighbors. He made it through all the pain; that is why we have DONNIE MCCLURKIN today.

I hope your questions are answered.

Embrace your abnormal and unusual present because an unusual and abnormal blessing awaits. Stay strong, be patient, I love you but God loves you more…..